Now that they have returned to their hometown, Xu Tongdao and the others naturally want to visit their old house.
Mother Ge Xiaozhu suggested, and Xu Tongdao and others followed.
The old house in my hometown was already dilapidated, and since no one had lived in it for several years, it became even more dilapidated and disgraceful.
Opening the door, Comrade Xu saw dust all over the floor, as well as leaves, plastic bags and other garbage that had been blown into the house through the cracks in the door.
The furniture was also covered with a thick layer of dust.
Spider webs can be seen everywhere in the corners of the walls.
Looking up at the roof, there are also cobwebs everywhere, there is mold in some places on the beams and rafters, and there are many mouse holes.
"Oh, our old house has become like this. This, this is no longer habitable!"
Ge Xiaozhu sighed, looking quite disappointed.
Xu Tongdao, Xu Tonglu, Ge Yuzhu, Wei Chunlan... none of them answered, especially Xu Tongdao and his three siblings. They felt mixed emotions when they saw the place where they grew up turned into the dilapidated appearance before them.
The only happy person is Xu Anan.
Xu An'an, who is only 3 years old, found everything new when she came here. She ran around everywhere, saw leaves on the ground, bent down to pick them up, saw plastic bags on the ground, bent down to pick them up, and saw mouse holes under the wall.
, also curiously bent over and got closer, looked inside, and his little hands that were ready to move were obviously reaching into the mouse hole and tampering with it twice.
Of course, she never succeeded, and was stopped by her aunt Ge Yuzhu.
Ge Xiaozhu opened the back door and looked at the kitchen behind. It was also in a mess.
Tongdao Xu followed him to the back of the house and looked around. The childhood memories he thought he had long forgotten, now saw familiar plants, trees, bricks and tiles, and many memory scenes reappeared in his mind.
After looking at the kitchen, his mother Ge Xiaozhu came out of the kitchen with a sigh, came to him, opened her mouth, and said hesitantly to him: "Xiaodao, can you get some money to rebuild our old house?"
?You see in our village, other people’s houses are in good condition, but our house has become like this. You know, we know that our family has gone out to buy a house, but you don’t know, they thought that our family has no one left.
Think about it, during the holidays, when relatives from other families come to our village and see our house in this state, will they ask, "Is there anyone in this family?" You think it would be wrong if other people asked that.
In our family, don’t we want to please people? What do you think?”
Don't tell me, Comrade Xu didn't think that the house in his hometown was dilapidated or anything.
But when his mother said this, he felt a little uncomfortable.
His brows were furrowed.
He subconsciously looked back at his daughter Xu Anan, who was not far away, and his son in the arms of his wife Wei Chunlan. He felt that if he really asked such a question, from a superstitious point of view, it might be really bad for his children.
Although he is not superstitious.
But words like "Is there anyone in this family?" really made him feel uncomfortable.
"But even if I build a new house, no one will live in our house. No one will live in it all year round. Isn't it a waste to build it?"
He was a little hesitant.
Ge Xiaozhu was speechless.
After a moment, she squeezed out a smile and said: "Xiaodao... I, I think in a few years, when An An and Lele are older, I will come back here to retire. I, I still want to come back when I get old."
Fallen leaves return to their roots?
Does I also have such traditional concepts?
Comrade Xu was a little surprised, but not too surprised.
After pondering for a moment, he waved over his brother Xu Tonglu, his sister Ge Yuzhu, and his wife Wei Chunlan.
"Mom just told me that she wanted me to knock down the old house and rebuild it. She said that in a few years, she wanted to come back here to retire. What do you think? Tell us!"
He felt it necessary to discuss this matter with them.
After all, for them, tearing down and rebuilding the house in their hometown is a major family event.
"Mom, do you want to come back? Isn't it nice for you to live in my eldest brother's place? My eldest brother's villa is so big, and it's not like there is no place for you to live, so why do you want to come back?"
Ge Yuzhu was the first to ask questions.
Ge Xiaozhu sighed, smiled, and said: "I still can't get used to living in the city, and I still want to come back. It's hard to find anyone to talk to in the city if I want to visit, but I still want to come back."
"this……"
Ge Yuzhu was speechless and looked at Xu Tongdao and Xu Tonglu.
Xu Tonglu smiled and said: "That's okay! Brother, I think since mom wants to come back, then you can use some money to rebuild the old house! I think it's pretty good, what do you think? From now on, I'll be peaceful and happy.
Don't you think it's great that they can go back to their hometown for a vacation every winter and summer vacation?
Otherwise, they have been growing up in the city, and when they grow up, they may not even be able to distinguish leeks from wheat seedlings."
Having said this, Xu Tonglu smiled at his mother, Ge Xiaozhu, "Mom, I support you!"
All right!
Xu Tonglu’s reason really touched Xu Tonglu a bit.
When he was a child, he heard a joke told by villagers - when intellectuals went to the countryside, someone saw wheat seedlings in the field and thought they were leeks, so they cut some and fried them...
Because of this joke, Tongdao Xu actually compared wheat seedlings and leeks when he was a child. Not to mention, they looked quite similar!
Now that he has children, he naturally doesn't want his children to make such jokes when they grow up.
If children have been growing up in the city, let alone whether they can distinguish wheat seedlings from leeks in the future, they may not have a chance to see many things in the countryside, such as chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, cattle and sheep.
With these thoughts in mind, Comrade Xu looked at Wei Chunlan.
When he saw Wei Chunlan, he suddenly realized that his concerns just now were completely unnecessary.
Because Wei Chunlan's parents are also from the countryside, they can take their children to grandpa and grandma's villages during future holidays to experience various things in the countryside.
but……
Wei Chunlan smiled and nodded: "I think it's good too. Since mom wants to come back, let's respect her opinion, right?"
Xu Tongdao: "..."
Everyone's opinions are almost unanimous.
In this case, Comrade Xu nodded, "Okay! Since you all agree, then I will go back and have the house rebuilt. Then I will enclose a big yard. I will not decorate it for the time being until my mother is ready to come back.
, renovate again! Okay?”
After his statement, his mother Ge Xiaozhu breathed a sigh of relief and smiled sincerely.
Xu Tonglu, Ge Yuzhu and others also smiled and said yes.
What they didn't know was that since Comrade Xu said this, the matter was immediately put on his agenda.
Because according to his memories before his rebirth, it seems that in another two years, new houses will not be allowed to be built in their hometown.
Therefore, since you have decided to build a new house, you must do it as early as possible!